I always get a kick out of the asparagus grower along Quebec Highway 323 who, at this time of year, uses his mower to write the word “Asperges” in large, flowing letters in the grass on a hillside across from his farm.
It’s a cheap and novel way of advertising — and visible evidence of the [...]
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May
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Mar
Nick Wrench was dragged to the Potteries with memories of interminable elbows-off-the-table afternoon teas with maiden aunts.
Reeking, waist-high piles of excrement aren;t usually a sure-fire way to drag in the punters, but this revolting sight is the first display in one of Britain;s strangest museums.
Fortunately, the poo in the medieval latrine is made of polystyrene [...]
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Mar
Nick Wrench was dragged to the Potteries with memories of interminable elbows-off-the-table afternoon teas with maiden aunts.
Reeking, waist-high piles of excrement aren;t usually a sure-fire way to drag in the punters, but this revolting sight is the first display in one of Britain;s strangest museums.
Fortunately, the poo in the medieval latrine is made of polystyrene [...]
21
Mar
After “American,” the most overused but irresistible prefix for titles might be “The Secret History of.” Unscientific trend-spotters (me) attribute the popularity of this modern-day usage to Donna Tartt’s 1992 novel, “The Secret History.” Now bushels of articles and books promise to reveal secret histories of disco, the Beatles, Paris, the potato, emotion, various wars, [...]
9
Mar
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